Training

STAR offers an extensive collection of qualifications for both public and private sector organisations ranging from NVQs to short bespoke courses. For more information on how STAR could help you please take a look at the following case studies.

Developing Support Staff in Kirklees Over the years teaching assistants have become more and more prominent within schools. Just like teachers they play a vital role in the classroom by ensuring children get the most from their lessons which is why it is essential that...	Download details (.pdf,128KB) (opens in new window)
North Yorkshire Parent Support 2010 The Parent Support Advisor (PSA) role was initially created to help schools provide parenting support as an extended service, taking a proactive approach to, among other things, increase the number of parents and carers involved in their child’s education...	Download details (.pdf,79KB) (opens in new window)
Supporting Teaching & Learning in Huddersfield Over the past few years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of support staff working within schools, resulting in close scrutiny of qualifications held by the school workforce. With speculation that it will soon become mandatory that all school support...	Download details (.pdf,61KB) (opens in new window)
Distance Learning with Kent County Council Kent Local Authority was one of the pilot areas for the implementation of Parent Support Advisors (PSAs). Unable to find a local provider that could take on all of the candidates to do the Support Work in Schools (PSA) VQ, the Training and Development Agency (TDA) recommended STAR...	Download details (.pdf,74KB) (opens in new window)
Developing School Support Staff in North Yorkshire Support staff roles are continually expanding, bringing a variety of expertise and experience that helps schools raise standards. As teaching assistants now play such an important role they are attracting an increasing amount of regulation. This is why STAR believes it is imperative that their skills are harnessed in an appropriate qualification and they are given the support that is needed and deserved...	Download details (.pdf,56KB) (opens in new window)
Parent Support Advisors in North Yorkshire In January 2008 a new endorsed pathway was introduced within the Support Work in Schools qualification (SWiS). This was due to a new Parent Support Advisor (PSA) role emerging within schools that called for a broader spectrum of training...	Download details (.pdf,48KB) (opens in new window)
Supporting Teaching & Learning in the North East In response to the ever increasing number and variation of support staff roles within schools, a new qualification was developed by the Training and Development Agency (TDA). Launched in spring 2008, the Supporting Teaching and Learning NVQ (STL) has a wider range of units to choose from, making it more suitable for many different roles performed by those who support teaching and learning in schools...	Download details (.pdf,52KB) (opens in new window)
VQ Support Work in Schools The VQ Support Work in Schools was developed in 2004 as a generic qualification for all support staff roles to ensure that all members of the support staff team could be given the opportunity for formal development. The qualification allows candidates to choose from over 40 units aimed at different occupational areas ranging from teaching support to software installation...	Download details (.pdf,105KB) (opens in new window)
Teaching Assistant NVQ National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) for Teaching Assistants were first approved in 2001 and began to be accredited to the national qualifications framework summer 2002. Though by law there is no formal qualification needed to be a Teaching Assistant, due to the vast increase of interest in this field it has become far more important that staff hold the right qualification...	Download details (.pdf,59KB) (opens in new window)

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